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    This booklet contains Bible Passages that talks about hard work andlaziness. If you are Christian, determine to work hard.

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    1 Corinthians 10:31

    So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory ofGod.

    Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is nowork or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you aregoing.

    Proverbs 12:24

    The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forcedlabor.

    Proverbs 6:10-12

    A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like arobber, and want like an armed man. A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crookedspeech,

    1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

    And to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as weinstructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.

    Jeremiah 29:11

    For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you afuture and a hope.

    1 Timothy 5:8

    But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he hasdenied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

    Colossians 3:17

    And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks toGod the Father through him.

    Philippians 1:13-14

    So that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that myimprisonment is for Christ. And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by myimprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

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    Matthew 4:16-18

    The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region andshadow of death, on them a light has dawned. From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, Repent,for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers,Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

    Proverbs 4:16

    For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have madesomeone stumble.

    Psalm 127:1

    A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.

    Proverbs 17:17

    A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity

    LAZINESS

    Proverbs 13:4

    The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul ofthe diligent is richly supplied.

    Colossians 3:23

    Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

    2 Thessalonians 3:10For even when we were with you, we would give you thiscommand: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.

    Proverbs 10:4

    A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

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    Proverbs 18:9

    Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him whodestroys.

    1 Timothy 5:8

    But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, andespecially for members of his household, he has deniedthe faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

    Proverbs 20:4

    The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.

    Proverbs 24:30-34I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was allovergrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. ThenI saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little foldingof the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

    Proverbs 21:25

    The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

    Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.

    Proverbs 20:13

    Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

    Proverbs 6:6

    Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

    2 Timothy 2:15

    Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed,rightly handling the word of truth.

    2 Thessalonians 3:11-12

    For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. Now suchpersons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their

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    own living.

    Proverbs 26:13-16

    The sluggard says, There is a lion in theroad! There is a lion in the streets! As adoor turns on its hinges, so does a sluggardon his bed. The sluggard buries his hand inthe dish; it wears him out to bring it back tohis mouth. The sluggard is wiser in his owneyes than seven men who can answersensibly.

    James 1:22

    But be doers of the word, and not hearersonly, deceiving yourselves.

    Hebrews 13:16

    Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

    Proverbs 12:24

    The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

    Genesis 2:15

    The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

    Proverbs 14:23

    In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.

    Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge orwisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.

    Proverbs 10:5

    He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.

    1 Corinthians 9:24-27

    Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you mayobtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, butwe an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline mybody and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

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    Colossians 3:17

    And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in thename of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father

    through him.

    James 4:17

    So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, forhim it is sin.

    Matthew 25:26-30

    But his master answered him, You wicked and slothfulservant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and

    gather where I scattered no seed? Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and atmy coming I should have received what was my own with interest. So take the talent from him andgive it to him who has the ten talents. For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have anabundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. And cast the worthlessservant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

    Romans 12:11

    Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.

    Proverbs 10:26

    Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

    Proverbs 3:5-6

    Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your waysacknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

    Hebrews 12:11

    For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit ofrighteousness to those who have been trained by it.

    Hebrews 6:12

    So that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit thepromises.

    Ephesians 4:28

    Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he

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    may have something to share with anyone in need.

    James 2:18

    But someone will say, You have faith and I have works. Show me your faith apart from your works,and I will show you my faith by my works.

    James 1:23

    For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his naturalface in a mirror.

    Luke 16:10

    One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little isalso dishonest in much.

    Colossians 3:23-24Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you willreceive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

    Matthew 7:12

    So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and theProphets.

    Hebrews 6:10-12

    For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name inserving the saints, as you still do. And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to havethe full assurance of hope until the end, so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those whothrough faith and patience inherit the promises.

    Colossians 3:24

    Knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the LordChrist.

    Proverbs 12:27

    Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.

    2 Peter 3:15-16

    And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to youaccording to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of thesematters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstabletwist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.

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    James 1:23-25

    For if anyone is a hearer of the word and nota doer, he is like a man who looks intently athis natural face in a mirror. For he looks athimself and goes away and at once forgetswhat he was like. But the one who looks into

    the perfect law, the law of liberty, andperseveres, being no hearer who forgets but adoer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.

    John 7:17

    If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I amspeaking on my own authority.

    Jeremiah 15:16

    Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of myheart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.

    Matthew 7:21-23

    Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who doesthe will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, Lord, Lord, did we notprophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?And then will I declare to them, I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.

    Proverbs 22:29

    Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscuremen.

    Titus 2:5

    To be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that theword of God may not be reviled.

    1 Thessalonians 2:13

    And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heardfrom us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is atwork in you believers.

    1 Corinthians 10:7

    Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink androse up to play.

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    Ecclesiastes 10:18

    Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.

    1 Thessalonians 4:10-12For that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughoutMacedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, and toaspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work withyour hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly beforeoutsiders and be dependent on no one.

    2 Corinthians 12:20

    For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, andthat you may find me not as you wishthat perhaps there may bequarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, anddisorder.

    Acts 2:45-47

    And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any hadneed. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they receivedtheir food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And theLord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

    Isaiah 1:19-20If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you shallbe eaten by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

    Isaiah 1:1-31

    The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days ofUzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for theLord has spoken: Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The oxknows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do notunderstand. Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal

    corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterlyestranged. Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick,and the whole heart faint. ...

    1 Thessalonians 5:14

    And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patientwith them all.

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    Psalm 90:12

    So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.

    Habakkuk 3:2

    O Lord, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O Lord, do I fear. In the midst of the years

    revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.

    Jonah 1:1-17

    Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that greatcity, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me. But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshishfrom the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paidthe fare and went on board, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord. But theLord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the shipthreatened to break up. Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurledthe cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner

    part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. ...

    Habakkuk 3:18-19

    Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. God, the Lord, is my strength;he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places. To the choirmaster: withstringed instruments.

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